The Real Dirt: Gardening For Butterflies
Grape hyacinths, pulmonaria, rock cress, azaleas, lilacs, wallflowers, and pinks furnish nectar in early and mid spring. From late spring on through autumn, an abundance of excellent butterfly plants comes into bloom. Primula vialii, the ... [... more]
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The Body Clock Guide To Better Health: How To Use Your ...
We've all used the terms night owl and early riser; all felt the intense hunger pangs of midday and the subsequent ebb of energy after lunch; and all know what time of day we prefer to exercise or have sex. As explained in The Body Clock Guide to Better ... [... more]
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Difficult Loves
One of the warmest and gentlest collections of stories by Calvino, and one of the most grounded in the real world. Lovely and elegant prose that lolls in your imagination like a story whispered into your ear on late spring day. -- From Amazon.com [... more]
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The Tourists: A Novel
The Tourists Obsession, unrequited passion, and the riddle of sexual fluidity are central to The Tourists; a novel that follows the path of a group of Yale graduates all of who are set on a course of betrayal, infidelity and misplaced infatuation. The ... [... more]
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Ortho's All about Bulbs
Informative and Glossy, w/ Nice Presentation This was a very pleasant Valentine's Day gift from my new wife, she has been very supportive of my bourgeoning gardening hobby, and wanted me to try my hand at some Calla Lilies. The book is divided into two ... [... more]
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Self Sufficient Life And How To Live It
How to get back to the land... As a family that has abandoned the city and suburbs for the countryside, the very presence of a book like John Seymour's "The Self-sufficient Life and How to Live It" is enough to inspire fits of joy. A perfect ... [... more]
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Moraea - Part 2
Some yellows to grow:Moraea bituminum can be 25-50cm tall. Flowers on this are bright yellow.This generally flowers late spring and can even be seen flowering into mid December; here. Coming from a high rainfall region, it tolerates water better ... [... more]
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Use A Dahlia Log To Organize Your Dig
The theory of over wintering dahlias sounds simple; dig them up and store them in a frost-free place until late spring, when the ground is warm enough to plant them out again. But unless you do this systematically, you'll find that storing your ... [... more]
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Peak Season Chores In The Garden - The Three D's
My daylilies are finally winding down from a particularly exuberant summer display. I have tons of daylilies that bloom over along period of time. In late spring the tiny yellow ones like all the Stellas ('Stella d'Oro', 'Elfin Stella' and 'Black ... [... more]
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Looking After A Rather Large Garden In The Hills Around ...
I believe I mentioned in the last article something about the Geraldton Wax - Chamelaucium uncinatum. The rich variety of blossoms of these varieties dominates the Western Australian suburban landscape from winter until late spring every year. ... [... more]
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Big Leaf Hydrangeas: A Beginner's Guide To Planting, ...
Hydrangeas are hardy to -20 degrees Celsius, although winds at -15 degrees Celsius will kill tender wood to the ground. In colder areas, damage to the buds may occur in winter and late spring, so cover the plant with an old sheet, blanket or ... [... more]
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10 Lovely Campanulas
Dalmation bellflower (C. portenschlagiana) This has a tidy habit of growth, with 4- top 6-inch (10 to 14 cm) stems in a compact clump and abundant upward-facing bell-like flowers of pale violet in late spring and early summer. Give these some ... [... more]
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